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  China New Home Prices Fall at Faster Pace, Damping Rebound Hopes Residential housing developments in Shanghai. Photographer: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg By  Bloomberg News August 17, 2026 at 5:09 PM GMT+10 Save Translate 2:22 Takeaways  by Bloomberg AI China’s new-home prices fell at a faster pace in July, denting optimism that the prolonged property downturn may be nearing a bottom. New-home prices in 70 cities, excluding state-subsidized housing, dropped 0.18% from June when they slid  0.15% , figures from the National Bureau of Statistics showed on Monday. Resale home values, which are subject to less government intervention, decreased 0.29%, a slight improvement from the previous month’s 0.32% drop. China’s property downturn has weighed on the economy for five years, hampering efforts by officials to spur consumer spending and reduce reliance on  exports . Other  figures  released Monday showed retail sales rose less than economists anticipated, while i...
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  China’s Economic Woes Mount With Disappointing Start to Half Lackluster domestic demand and disruptions caused by extreme weather are setting back an economy already weakened by months of fiscal austerity.Photographer: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg By  Bloomberg News August 17, 2026 at 5:00 PM GMT+10 Updated on August 17, 2026 at 6:18 PM GMT+10 Save Translate 6:26 Takeaways  by Bloomberg AI China’s economy got off to a sluggish start in the second half, reviving pressure on policymakers to support growth after industrial output, consumption and investment all fared worse than forecast. Industrial production expanded 4.5% in July from a year earlier, slowing for the first time in three months and missing estimates, according to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics on Monday. Retail sales growth slowed to 0.6%, also underperforming expectations. Fixed-asset investment fell more than forecast at a pace of 6.7% year-on-year in the first seven months, after shrinking 5....
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  Skip to main content Search Account Explore content About the journal Publish with us nature     editorials     article EDITORIAL 23 August 2022 How the world should oppose the Taliban’s war on women and girls Twelve months after their takeover, Afghanistan’s rulers have slammed the door on educational opportunities and leadership roles for girls and women. But is isolating the country the right response? Email   Bluesky   Facebook   LinkedIn   Reddit   Whatsapp   X Save article View saved research Download PDF Volunteers continue to educate teenage girls in informal schools such as this one. But unless the ban on secondary school for girls is lifted, universities will eventually become male-only zones. Credit: Mohammad Noori/Anadolu Agency/Getty When the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan in August last year, many people rightly feared a return to conditions under the group’s first government , between 1996 and 2001. Back then, ...
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